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Firebird (formerly Performance Variable) is a European manufacturer. According to their site, to get sizes above 190 you would have to look at their student canopies. At 200 lbs +25 lbs for gear are you ready to be wing loading a 190 at 1.18? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

A good day to bump this thread. Thanks Chris "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

The difference between the Neptune and Neptune 2 is primarily software which can be updated. Want the best answer to your question... post it here: http://forum.altimaster.com/forum.php "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Must be the continuing saga.... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3804431;#3804431 now to sit back and watch... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You can skydive in Canada with a USPA licence no problem but don't be surprised as a Canadian citizen and resident if dropzones in Canada require you to have a CSPA membership as well. CSPA's insurance coverage for 3rd party liability coverage is much higher than USPA's "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Good information in the Riggers manual... its a big download but worth having. Over 300 pages of information with color photos. Information on all kinds of things including lines types. http://www.parachutemanuals.com//index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=&func=fileinfo&id=232 Bet you can match up a picture with the lines you are looking at. edit to add the manual is called "FAA-Handbook-8083-17" "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Julio Ruiz posts here as YM4 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=YM4; "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Mac users might find this article interesting http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/sophos-delights-mac-users-with-free-antivirus/141879 Probably nothing to do with the issues the OP had but something for Mac users to consider. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

My guess is Domina Jalbert Edit to add... no I didn't search patents, just the internet for his first name, I could only remember Jalbert. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Considering there are skydivers all over the world who aren't USPA members I'm guessing a lot. Damn beat me to it.... I've never had a USPA membership "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Perhaps it seems logical to some, not logical to others. You stated your opinion... it didn't get the accepted as a good idea. Life goes on... relax

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I like this function but its only available if I use IE as my browser. Both FireFox and Chrome have been upgraded a lot over time and I am hoping someone could check if the "Copy Shortcut" feature will work with them now. Not being knowing the insides of this forum, I am speculating that a simple check of what browser is being used is the deciding factor on whether or not to display this feature. Maybe "Copy Shortcut" will work with FireFox and Chrome now. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

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I don't think cost is a major factor, we a fairly expense radio system. I looked on-line just before writing this and the cheapest I could find the receivers we use (Motorola Minitor) is about $340 USD. We have about a dozen student radio receivers. Typically there are at most 3 in the air at one time. At one dz I work at we use a 182 for students, at another we use a 206, but circuits between students still means typically at most 3 students in the air at one time. Using one radio transmitter, one frequency and jumpers by number has some advantages. - radio guy deals with only 2 radios, one for students, one for aircraft. - no confusion about what student is on what channel. - if the student order is changed in the plane, no confusion on the ground about who is jumper by number There may be a better way to so this, but this is the system that I have seen used at dropzones I have been at in Canada for a long time. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

They are told that telling them to review their emergency procedures is the most I will say but that I will probably say nothing because I am not there and cannot see their canopy as well as they can as I am thousands of feet away. Throughout the course they are continuously told that they have to be prepared to make that decision, that no one else will make it for them, and that if they are not prepared to act independently that they should not make a first jump. That we prefer they do something else, either do a tandem, or we'll refund their money. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

This past Saturday. I was the FJC Instructor and I was also the guy on Radio advising the First Jump students as they flew their canopies. Second load of first jumpers:second jumper on the load had slider stuck at least 3/4 of the way up preventing the canopy from opening properly. Although it looked from the ground to be fully inflated, it was obviously too narrow and not open wide. Over the course of a few seconds the canopy was moving in and out at the sides giving the impression that the student had the toggles and was trying to get the slider down. Using the radio I gave the command "Jumper number 2 review your emergency procedures" twice, as I began to say it a third time, the student cutaway and the reserve activated and deployed properly. I then radioed the plane and instructed the pilot to hold jumping. Over the student radio I told the 2nd jumper that he was in a good place and hold in that area while I landed the first jumper, and that I would be back to him soon. I then landed the first jumper, got back to the second jumper and who had a stand up landing on his reserve. I radioed the plane, jumping resumed normally. During the FJC I specifically state that, as the radio guy, I will not tell them to cutaway on the fear that another beginner jumper on radio will misinterpret and cutaway low. They are instructed that I will tell them to review their emergency procedures with the goal that anyone with radio and under canopy can check out their canopy, and only if there is a problem with it to cut it away. I like classes that are interactive so I stimulate conversation on this topic so that it is fully discussed and understood well. My belief is that students need to be taught that they "will not" be told to cutaway, only that they will be told to review their emergency procedures, and thats what the radio guy should say. We can't have a student with a good canopy getting ready to land hear "cutaway" and make a bad decision low. Other details of interest to some: - Equipment: Manta 288, PD 253 Reserve, Wings student container, RSL, Vigil II Student mode. - Method: IAD with hanging exit - Exit Altitude: 3500', Reserve appeared to be open about or above 2500' - Inspection by a rigger showed no problems with the canopy or lines or slider and the problem was presumed to have been caused by a tension knot. - Student put both handles in his jumpsuit and brought them down. During the FJC students are told they can just throw the handles away and I won't care, but if they think to put them in their jumpsuit thats good too. - Third load of FJC students were geared up, waiting for their load and witnessed the event. They loaded the plane when it landed and all jumped successfully. (edited for spelling) "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

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As a visitor the answer to this question is: It depends on the DZ. CSPA's third party liability insurance is $2,000,000 USPA's third party liability insurance is $50,000 Not only do some DZOs prefer that Americans be covered at the higher number, some have expressed concern about ever getting any money out of USPA without suing USPA in the American court. The cost/hassle factor to a Canadian DZ would be probative. If you are going to be moving to Canada you might just as well get a CSPA membership. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

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